The Bavarian Opera's new magazine, a cinema that's a community hub in Japan and our regular columnist gives us an update on newspaper *Mint*. Plus, the latest in our series on gallery owners and a Q&A with the founders of…

Live from São Paulo. Our second day from the New Cities Summit provides chats with the deputy mayor of Rotterdam, the Secretary of International Affairs for São Paulo, and co-chairman of the freshly minted Global Cultural…

Coalition Germany: Foreign editor Steve Bloomfield chairs a discussion on Germany's newly minted coalition government: its place in Europe, diplomatic clout on the world stage and approach to the economy. Joining him will…

As the London winter draws in it’s time to dig out the slightly more sensible, warmer clothes. But Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco thinks it’s time to liven up winter wardrobes.

For many years of my life cold weather used to fascinate me. I used to long for cold, dark nights, for a cup of hot chocolate in bed, the snow. In fact, my mother always called me crazy because I wanted my honeymoon to be…

‘Charlie Hebdo’ will hit newsstands today – and Monocle’s Tristan McAllister takes professional and personal comfort from the fact that so many of us will be buying a copy.

What are you getting when you buy this week’s issue of Charlie Hebdo? If you live in Paris you are purchasing what you might always buy on your weekly trip to the newsstand. If you live in Amsterdam you are getting what you…

The Indian government may have got more than it bargained for when last week it agreed to the demands of the Telugu-speaking people in Andhra Pradesh to have their own state.

The Indian government may have got more than it bargained for when last week it agreed to the demands of the Telugu-speaking people in Andhra Pradesh to have their own state. The decision has resulted in a spate of calls…

When a French photojournalist captured striking images of western soldiers emerging from a Kabul firefight earlier this year, New Zealand would have been one of the last places he might have expected his pictures to make…

When a French photojournalist captured striking images of western soldiers emerging from a Kabul firefight earlier this year, New Zealand would have been one of the last places he might have expected his pictures to make…

Presenting traditional British food abroad is less about sophisticated dining and more about small subtleties. Monocle’s Fiona Wilson has found a new restaurant in Tokyo that is getting the little things right.

As a Brit living in Tokyo, a city with the best food in the world, I’m used to a polite silence when the issue of British cooking comes up. When pressed, even the most dedicated Anglophiles confess that although they love…

When is a trade fair not a trade fair? When it’s an art fair, that’s when. The Miami Beach Convention Centre is home to such august annual jamborees as the Professional Convention Management Association and the Internati…

When is a trade fair not a trade fair? When it’s an art fair, that’s when. The Miami Beach Convention Centre is home to such august annual jamborees as the Professional Convention Management Association and the Internati…

As students settle into their new lives at universities and colleges around the world, Monocle’s Aled John thinks back to his own education and asks whether in the current economic climate, would he do it all again?

It’s that time of year again when parents have packed off their young to university, Breville toastie maker, Morrissey posters and lava lamps included. University means fresh aspirations and a new social life – along with…

At the end of a long week spent working on Monocle’s upcoming Quality of Life issue, I decide to improve the quality of my life by taking myself off to Ginza to seek out the perfect bar.

At the end of a long week spent working on Monocle’s upcoming Quality of Life issue and in the interests of further research, I decide to improve the quality of my life by taking myself off to Ginza to seek out the perfect…

New York is the ultimate “make or break” town and the next few weeks might determine if Richard Attias can indeed make the city his own.

New York is the ultimate “make or break” town and the next few weeks might determine if Richard Attias can indeed make the city his own. Moroccan-born, French-bred, Upper East Side-based, Attias is almost equally well known…

With Norway’s new banknotes causing something of a flutter in the design world, Monocle’s Tom Hall examines how much we spend on making coins and notes look unique.

When there’s not an abundance of money around – as has roughly been the case since 2008 when the people in charge of that kind of thing somewhat carelessly misplaced it all – one way to ease the strain is to simply try and…